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Indonesia foils attempted smuggling of monitor lizard skins

Indonesia's customs and quarantine authorities intercepted 1,984 monitor lizard skins suspected of being smuggled ...

Indonesia pushes regional strategy to curb dengue across SE Asia

Indonesia is strengthening collaboration with the Joint Coalition Against Dengue (KOBAR) at a Southeast Asia regional ...

Indonesia urges stronger ASEAN cooperation against dengue threat

Indonesia has called for deeper regional collaboration among ASEAN member states to tackle the rising number of dengue ...

Indonesia urges villages to adopt ASRI movement

The Indonesian government has urged village facilitators, village heads, and residents to take part in implementing the ...

President Prabowo's 66-hospital project targets 22 openings by April

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that 22 of the 66 Regional General Hospitals (RSUD) under President Prabowo ...

Indonesia investigates health impact of Cilegon chemical exposure

The Ministry of Environment is conducting an in-depth study and scientific consultations regarding the impact of nitric ...

Indonesia defends used clothing import ban on health, MSME grounds

Indonesia’s Minister of Trade Budi Santoso emphasized that the government’s ban on the import of used ...

Indonesia adjusts MBG program to support Ramadan price stability

Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has reported ongoing coordination with relevant state institutions to ...

Davos Spotlight | EVYD and Novartis Foundation Launch National AI-Powered Cardiovascular Disease

At the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Dr. Giovanni Caforio, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ...

Indonesia becomes first developing country with WHO WLA status

The Republic of Indonesia, through its Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), has become the first developing country ...

Indonesia moves to regulate Nitrous Oxide use after influencer death

Indonesia’s National Police are coordinating with the Health Ministry and Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) to draft ...

Indonesia's BPOM says 2025 oversight generated Rp50.8 trillion impact

Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) recorded that its drug and food supervision activities throughout 2025 ...

Indonesia tightens quarantine to prevent Nipah virus entry

The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) is tightening monitoring of the movement of animal, plant, and other ...

Indonesia targets 99 percent JKN coverage by 2029

Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar said the government aims to continue expanding ...

Indonesia races to restore healthcare in disaster-hit Sumatra

Indonesia’s Health Ministry has delivered 80 percent of essential medical equipment to disaster-affected areas in ...